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BLUE | Day Letter |
NITE | Night Message |
NL | Night Letter |
LCO | Deferred |
CLT | Cable Letter |
WLT | Week End Letter |
I AM GREATLY DISTRESSED4 TO LEARN THAT BAKER TAYLOR SCRIBNERS5 AND DUTTONS6 HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET COPIES OF THE ARCHBISHOP7 FOR A WEEK STOP FLEMMING AND ANDERSON ON MADISON AVE8 HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR THREE WEEKS TO GET A SEW COPIES WITH NO SUCCESS ARDENT CAHTOLICS WRITE ME THEY CAN NOT GET THE BOOK.
WILLA CATHER.